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Motivated by a popular television series, psychology professor Paul Eastwick – co-host of the Love Factually podcast – explores whether love is, in fact, blind. (Check out Paul's book Bonded by Evolution here.) Psychology professor Adam Davis gives a rundown of the benefits of mild gossip, but warns that psychopathy is the strongest predictor of frequent and malicious gossip. With Halloween coming up, for Therapy Thursdays on a Wednesday (on a Thursday), therapist and social worker Gary Direnfeld goes over what happens on the holiday for children with separated parents, offering solutions for navigating that situation. Psychology professor Cynthia Pury explains why we like being scared and the science behind Halloween. Professor and monster expert Dr. Emily Zarka – writer and host of Monstrum – discusses the disturbing reasons we invent monsters and gives us a history of zombies.
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Segments:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:19) Paul Eastwick pt. 1
(10:00) Paul Eastwick pt. 2
(20:00) Adam Davis pt. 1
(30:00) Adam Davis pt. 2
(39:50) Gary Direnfeld
(49:50) Dr. Emily Zarka pt. 1
(59:50) Dr. Emily Zarka pt. 2
(1:09:50) Cynthia Pury
(1:19:13) Sign-off
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